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a Freedman (name not to be ascertained)
was knocked down with a revolver, on or about
Decbr. 20. 66. at Clinton, by a notorious rowdy
and highwayman, Martin Taylor.

The same Martin Taylor fired on the same
day, at another freedman, Charles Ellis, of
Clinton, the ball passing through his coattail.
In neither case the freedmen had given him
any cause or offence. The deputy sherriff, Mr. 
Thomas Gay, attempted to arrest Taylor and
friends, when the latter fired several rounds
at Gay and some other lawabiding citizens.
There were about 25 shots fired, on both sides,
but Taylor and friends managed to escape on
horseback, and have, since that day, not been
seen at Clinton.

The drunken Mayor of Clinton, Wm.
Blair, ordered, on or about the 10th day of Decbr.
1866, some young lawless men, to disarm a
freedman, who carried a revolver, while he
was driving stock through Clinton. They disarmed
the freedman, while he was peaceably
buying some goods in a store. With the
assistance of the deputy sherriff, Mr. Thomas
Gay, I compelled them to return the revolver
to the freedman - not without danger for
our lives.

The following cases have been tried at
the last term of the District Court.

Freedwoman Mary Chamblin was arraigned
for stealing certain articles belonging to Mrs.